Durham Regional Police
| Durham Regional Police Service | |
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Logo of the Durham Regional Police Service
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| Motto | Leaders in Community Safety |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1974 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Whitby, Ontario |
| Sworn members | 957 |
| Unsworn members | 298 |
| Elected officer responsible | The Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services |
| Agency executive | Paul Martin, Chief of Police |
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| Facilities | |
| Divisions | 5 Stations 6 Transit Districts 7 Housing Police Service Areas |
| Police cars | 1,976 |
| Police boats | 5 |
| Helicopters | 1 |
| Horses | 105 |
| Dogs | 36 German Shepherds 18 Bloodhounds |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is the police service operated by and serving the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The force serves the following local municipalities, with a combined population of 589,850:
The DRPS and York Regional Police are the only two police forces in the Greater Toronto Area with air support.
The DRPS was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of a number of local police forces in the area, coincident with the establishment of the Regional Municipality of Durham.
DRPS is led by:
Durham Regional Police Headquarters is in Whitby, Ontario at the Regional Municipality of Durham Headquarters building with a 2014 budget of $177.68 million
In October 2008, the Durham Regional Police Service was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine. Later that month, it was also named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers, which was announced by the Toronto Star newspaper.
Durham Regional Police is a member of O.A.L.E.P..
The day-to-day and regional operations are commanded by senior officers:
In 2014, the Durham Regional Police Service had an authorized strength of 871 sworn members and 306 civilians.
Some of the units within the force are:
The force is organized into several police offices:
DRPS's fleet of vehicles consists of the following:
Durham Regional Police is one of two Greater Toronto Area police forces with air capability (York Regional Police, excluding Ontario Provincial Police).
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